That means a whole new set of parameters to gauge adventure with. Certainly you can go camping in cold weather, it's a completely different experience that way. Just a bit more hardcore, and the "need" list is a bit longer, and the gear is a little different. When I was in Scouts we went on a winter camping trip every January, and we hiked through snow most times to get to our site. I can tell you one thing for sure: you better be able to build a fire!
With the advent of extreme sports, there are a few more options now than there were 25 years ago. You've got freestyle skiing, snowboarding, scary-fast snowmobiles and ATVs. When we were kids, we would go down a snow-covered hill on anything we could find: sleds, inner tubes, pieces of wood paneling. I had a friend who found a refrigerator door and rode it down one of the steepest hills within walking distance of his neighborhood, and it was amazingly fast. He almost launched into someone's house! I thought he broke his arm, but he didn't and all's well that ends well. Besides, if the possibility of stitches or broken bones doesn't loom over your fun, what's the point?
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